Powerpoint Presentation

I think you should break up some of the things on that first slide a bit better. You could easily devote at least two slides to the natural history of the animals. You could also talk about the history of the ball python in the pet trade in the US, and how that picked up a lot after albino ball pythons were proven recessive in 1992 by Bob Clark. Then about the explosion of ball python mutations in the 2000's. You could easily get 10 slides out of this if you spread things out.

That sounds like a good idea. Although, my presentation won't go anywhere without pictures. If I can't get pictures by Sunday, thenI'll have to drop the ball python topic entirely and go with soemthing else.

Here is my iherp: http://www.iherp.com/Public/ShowUser...e-093ef12c9cc6

You are welcome to any pictures of mine :) Do you have a facebook? I might have more on there as well.

Awesome thanks.

Not telling you how to do your project but I think it would work well like this...

Slide 1: An introduction to what a ball python is, where it comes from, general information on size, and diet. (include picture of adult normal ball python)

Slide 2: A few words on its role as a pet. Note its docile nature, behavioral norms (such as ball pythons are not an active species and prefer dark enclosed spaces). Include a picture of a ball python being handled.

Slide 3: Care. Include basic care information (temps, enclosure size, substrate options, etc) Include a picture of a ball in a good set up.

Slide 4: Could be used to show what not to do as far as set up. Warn against certain types of substrate and too large of enclosures. Maybe include a picture of a snake having a bad shed.

Slide 5: Proper feeding information. Include the pros and cons of both live feeding and f/t feeding. Include a picture of a snake chowing down.

Slide 6: Color Mutations. Include information on how the ball python morph industry began and who hatched out the first captive bred morphs.

Slide 7: Color Mutations. Go more into the different kinds and how varied they can be. Include a picture of a few very different morphs all together.

Slide 8: Maybe include a little information on the reptiles you keep, their names, pictures of them and why you personally got into keeping reptiles.

Slide 9: Touch on the proposed snake/reptile bans that keep popping up and what kind of effect they could have on you as well as the whole industry.

Slide 10: Credits.

My only suggestion is to make sure you keep the text down to a minimum. The worst power-point presentations are ones where the presenter just reads the text off the slide. Give them something to visually keep them occupied while being able to hear something that is different then what they are looking at but has to do with what you are talking about.

I also agree that you can cover multiple topics in 2-3 slides. Color mutations in particular. There are so many cool ones to look at and you could easily talk about them for 2-3 slides.

I would personally bullet point your information as that assists in keeping it simple and to the point and if having to give your presentation......you can at that time elaborate.

Also I would highly suggest at the bottom of the picture in small print give credit for the pics.

You can use anything I have on photobucket (which would be on here or on my gallery). Just cut and paste. You might also want to talk to Deb Stewart on here....she sent me a pic of a hatchling with egg tooth still in tact. She also has a pic of twins as well.

You are welcome to any of these pictures if you need them. Just give me credit for them. They are not the best pictures by an means, but they are here if you want to use them.

http://s144.photobucket.com/home/Zim_Snake/index

I don't need suggestions how how to make a pwoerpoint, I've made them before. I just need help on the content. I've already offered to put the breeder's name on the picture. That's why I asked people to put what they want on the image if I use it.

I'm sitting at five slides right now. I need pictures of some more morphs. I'm thinkinking albinos, piebalds, axanthics, etc. Anything that can't be confused with a normal.

I figure that even with me hanging around the forums and seeing tons of different snakes. I have problems telling the difference between a normal, mojave, and a cinnamon. How on earth is someone who has no knowledge of bps going to tell the difference?